Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Cuba

Cuba: Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation was 59.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
59.76
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
33rd
of 100 countries
All-time high
59.76
in 2024
All-time low
51.83
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Cuba, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 51.82001: 52.22002: 52.52003: 52.82004: 53.22005: 53.32006: 53.42007: 53.52008: 53.62009: 53.82010: 542011: 54.22012: 54.42013: 54.62014: 54.82015: 55.12016: 55.42017: 55.72018: 562019: 56.32020: 56.62021: 572022: 582023: 592024: 59.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Cuba is 59.76, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Cuba peaked at 59.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.83, in 2000.

Cuba ranks 33rd of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Share of the urban and rural population using safely … sanitation in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Cuba, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 51.83 —
2001 52.16 +0.6%
2002 52.5 +0.6%
2003 52.83 +0.6%
2004 53.16 +0.6%
2005 53.28 +0.2%
2006 53.39 +0.2%
2007 53.5 +0.2%
2008 53.6 +0.2%
2009 53.78 +0.3%
2010 53.97 +0.4%
2011 54.17 +0.4%
2012 54.38 +0.4%
2013 54.61 +0.4%
2014 54.85 +0.4%
2015 55.1 +0.5%
2016 55.37 +0.5%
2017 55.66 +0.5%
2018 55.96 +0.5%
2019 56.28 +0.6%
2020 56.62 +0.6%
2021 56.97 +0.6%
2022 57.96 +1.7%
2023 58.96 +1.7%
2024 59.76 +1.4%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 59.76 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.14, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 59.76 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.69, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53 51.83 53.78 10
2010s 55.03 53.97 56.28 10
2020s 58.05 56.62 59.76 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 30 Myanmar 64.31 compare
  2. 31 Rwanda 64.25 compare
  3. 32 Bulgaria 62.87 compare
  4. 34 Ecuador 59.18 compare
  5. 35 Tajikistan 58.73 compare
  6. 36 El Salvador 58.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Cuba?
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed in Cuba was 59.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 59.76 in 2024.
What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 51.83 in 2000.
How does Cuba rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed?
Cuba ranks 33rd out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
100 places, 2,464 data points, 2000–2024
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